The Union Conference provides an important opportunity for TAG to exert its activist influence on all of the key people in the fight against TB. By Javid Syed The tuberculosis universe convenes once a year at the World Conference on…
By Bob Huff A speculative history of HIV treatment presented at the PATH aids2031 meeting “Discovery and Innovation for HIV/AIDS ” held in Seattle, November 18, 2008. 1981 First reports of disease later known as AIDS; 100 percent fatality feared.…
International Advocacy Update By Claire Wingfield TPresentations from TAG’s recent meeting on universal access to TB and HIV treatment, care, and prevention as well as TAG ’s Funding Trends in TB R&D 2005–2007: A Preliminary Report, are available online. The…
Just Another Initiative? By Sue Perez Despite the constant uphill battle in getting its issues on the table and our concerns heard, civil society recognizes that the International Health Partnership presents opportunities. Launched in September 2007 by UK Prime Minister…
New Studies of Microbial Translocation By Richard Jefferys Immune activation has become a central culprit in the latest theories of how HIV causes disease. But despite increasing research on the question, the sources of immune activation continue to puzzle scientists.…
Questions Linger on Initiating and Switching HIV Treatment When and how to start antiretroviral therapy—and how to respond down the line when changes become necessary—remain unsettled questions. Amid a plethora of therapeutic options, gaps remain in our understanding about when…
In November 2008, Treatment Action Group, the Foundation for AIDS Research, and the FAIR Foundation sponsored a meeting of leading scientists in Washington, D.C., to discuss the possible avenues—and impediments—to finding a way to eliminate HIV from the body—or at…
New Links Provoke Mystery, but Research Lags By Bob Huff People with HIV may experience low-level inflammation that erodes health and shortens life spans—even after their virus is undetectable. A recent and growing worry in the AIDS treatment community concerns…
By Mark Harrington From a special plenary session titled "Looking to the Future – The Epidemic in 2031, and New Directions in AIDS Research" at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 6, 2008. Twenty years ago this…
By Bob Huff The struggle for social justice is deeply woven into the fight against AIDS—and will likely continue long after AIDS has faded. At the XVII International AIDS Conference, held in Mexico City this summer, a new drama debuted…